Silurian – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Silurian
adj.
of or pertaining to the Silures; of or pertaining to or being the third period of the Paleozoic Era (Geology)
n.
third geologic period of the Paleozoic Era during which the first animal and land plants that breath air appeared (Geology)
n.
member of the Silures
Silurian
Silurian
Noun
1. from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals
(synonym) Silurian period
(hypernym) period, geological period
(part-holonym) Paleozoic, Paleozoic era
Silurian
(n.)
The Silurian age.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the country of the ancient Silures; -- a term applied to the earliest of the Paleozoic eras, and also to the strata of the era, because most plainly developed in that country.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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